Category Archives: MySQL

Announcing: MySQL HeatWave Lakehouse General Availability

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Today, we announced the general availability of MySQL HeatWave Lakehouse and new capabilities in MySQL Autopilot that enable organizations to efficiently query data from object store using standard SQL syntax and without requiring database tuning expertise. Data in object store can be in a variety of file formats like CSV, Parquet or export from databases […]

Oracle debuts MySQL HeatWave Lakehouse to take on rivals

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The new lakehouse service, designed to quickly load and query up to 400TB of data, will compete with offerings from Oracle rivals that have also jumped on the lakehouse concept, including Snowflake, Google, AWS and Microsoft Azure. In an effort to compete with its cloud-services rivals and help enterprises generate more business value out of […]

MySQL 8.0 Release Notes

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Abstract This document contains release notes for the changes in each release of MySQL 8.0, up through MySQL 8.0.36. For information about changes in a different MySQL series, see the release notes for that series. For additional MySQL 8.0 documentation, see the MySQL 8.0 Reference Manual, which includes an overview of features added in MySQL […]

Introducing MySQL Innovation and Long-Term Support (LTS) versions

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At Oracle, we constantly look for ways to improve our products to better fit your needs. We are excited to introduce MySQL Innovation and Long-Term Supported releases, which is an important improvement in the MySQL versioning model. The patch releases of MySQL 5.7 and previous releases were focused on bugfix and security patches. That changed […]

Oracle adds machine learning features to MySQL HeatWave

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In addition to updating MySQL HeatWave’s AutoML and Autopilot, Oracle will now offer a small shape for the service, targeting customers with smaller volumes of data. Oracle is adding new machine learning features to its data analytics cloud service MySQL HeatWave. MySQL HeatWave combines OLAP (online analytical processing), OLTP (online transaction processing), machine learning, and […]

MySQL on Amazon RDS versions

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For MySQL, version numbers are organized as version = X.Y.Z. In Amazon RDS terminology, X.Y denotes the major version, and Z is the minor version number. For Amazon RDS implementations, a version change is considered major if the major version number changes—for example, going from version 5.7 to 8.0. A version change is considered minor […]

MySQL 8.0 – All The Server Features And Improvements You Need To Know

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The world’s most popular open-source database got an improvement with the announcement of the improved MySQL 8.0 back in late 2016. Any database-driven web applications rely on MySQL to function properly and perform. Some popular applications include WordPress, Joomla, Drupal and our very own, Ottomatik.Also, popular websites including YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, and Flickr are some […]

After job cuts, MariaDB faces uncertain financial future

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In addition to laying off 26 staffers out of its 340-strong workforce in February, the company warns that revenue won’t be enough to support operations for the next 12 months, and is looking for financing. MariaDB, the provider of the relational database management system (RDBMS) of the same name — a fork of the open […]

Oracle Continues MySQL HeatWave Innovation with Vector Store and New Generative AI Capabilities

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Oracle today announced significant enhancements to MySQL HeatWave, including support for vector store, generative AI, new in-database machine learning features, MySQL Autopilot enhancements, new HeatWave Lakehouse capabilities, support for JavaScript, acceleration of JSON queries, and support for new analytic operators. Currently in private preview, the vector store will enable customers to leverage the power of […]

New! Featured Training: MySQL Learning Subscription

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Our MySQL Learning Paths included within the MySQL Learning Subscription provides required and suggested courses to help you achieve your training goals and prepare for an industry-recognized Oracle certification. Click on the preview link to see the learning paths. Comprehensive product expert training videos,Hands-on labs and demonstrations Continuous updates for new features and enhancements to […]